A textured surface of crumbling red bricks and white mortar, featuring irregular fragment shapes and sizes.
If not for their uniform shape and pattern, these bricks at a kiln near Morrison, Colorado almost look like a natural geological feature. #colorado #ruins #textures #photography
A fast-flowing stream with rocky edges and green moss, surrounded by dense foliage.
Crossing this creek was part of my plan for a hike west of Eldora, Colorado, but I didn't know until I got there that it would be raging, and that I would have to do it on a log. #colorado #scenery #photography
An abandoned wooden building partially collapsed, surrounded by snow and pine trees, with mountains in the background.
This building near Nevadaville, Colorado once housed the steam hoist for a mine, and even though the headframe is not inside, it looks like it will fall over when the building collapses. #colorado #ruins #history #photography
A panoramic view of mountainous terrain with a mix of green pine forests and bright yellow fall foliage under a dark, cloudy sky.
On a warm fall day near Kenosha Pass, which is northeast of Fairplay, Colorado, a combination of rain and snow falls on a landscape that seems unprepared for winter. #colorado #scenery #photography
An abandoned wooden shelter made with logs and green painted boards, partially obscured by branches and surrounded by bare trees and fallen leaves.
If there had been a mine nearby, I might have thought that this building near Crescent, Colorado was a powderhouse, but after looking at it more closely, it became clear that it had been built over a spring. #colorado #ruins #history #photography
A group of seven bighorn sheep standing on a dirt road with a dry, wooded background.
West of Denver, Colorado, bighorn sheep can be found in Waterton Canyon most any time of the year, but it seems more likely in late winter and spring. #colorado #wildlife #photography
An old wooden mining structure, partially collapsed, with a white dog in the foreground and debris scattered around.
This stamp mill near Nederland, Colorado, which was used to pound rock into powder as part of the mineral extraction process, is the only one I have ever seen. #kali #kuvasz #dogs #colorado #ruins #history #photography
Old mining equipment surrounded by trees and a distant building in a mountainous, snowy landscape.
The purpose of this machine, that I found near Central City, Colorado, has probably been forgotten, but it will likely still be sitting there in a hundred years, whereas the building in the valley doesn't look like it will last much longer. #colorado #history #photography #ruins
A mountain range under a vibrant sunset with orange and pink clouds.
Mount Audubon at sunset as seen from Gold Hill, Colorado. #colorado #scenery #photography
Two elderly men dressed in traditional clothing at a food festival stall, with a crowd in the background.
Seoul, South Korea
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A dilapidated log cabin surrounded by trees and grass.
It's hard to say if this large cabin northwest of Apex, Colorado was built on two levels or if it has been broken apart by the encroaching trees and the soft ground. #colorado #ruins #history #photography
A rocky mountain landscape with low clouds and deep shadows partially obscuring the peaks against a blue sky.
As the sun approached the horizon during the descent from a twelve thousand foot ridge south of Silver Plume, Colorado, the mountain I had climbed only a few hours earlier disappeared in the shadow of a taller peak. #colorado #scenery #photography
A partially collapsed mine entrance made of logs, timber, and stones, surrounded by foliage and rocky terrain.
This collapsed mine entrance near Silver Plume, Colorado not only a popular place for spiders to build their webs, but also for lichen, which have camouflaged a pipe to look like a long rock. #colorado #ruins #history #photography
A tranquil blue lake surrounded by rocky terrain and a mountainous backdrop under a clear sky.
The fine powder left behind after a glacier carved out the cirque surrounding this lake is what gives the water its amazing blue tint. #colorado #scenery #photography
A white dog stands on a grassy hillside with mountains and snow in the background.
It's hard to say if Kali could actually appreciate all the amazing scenery we saw during a hike west of Boulder, Colorado, but she sure did spend a lot of time looking at it. #kali #kuvasz #dogs #colorado #scenery #photography
An old metal mining cart resting among rocks and rubble.
Because even the smallest mine needs an ore cart, they aren't hard to find, but only large mines would need one so big that it would have to be pulled by animals, like this one that I found on a tailing pile above Silver Plume, Colorado. #colorado #history #photography #artifacts
Humayun's Tomb, a World Heritage Site, featuring Mughal architecture with a prominent dome and surrounding gardens.
New Delhi, India
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A white mountain goat climbing on a rocky slope in a mountainous landscape under gray skies.
This was the welcome I got when I accidentally found myself in the middle of a herd of mountain goats on a high peak near Montezuma, Colorado. #colorado #wildlife #scenery #photography
A rustic wooden cabin covered in snow, with a chair on the porch and snow-laden trees surrounding it.
This is one of the smaller buildings at an abandoned homestead southwest of Estes Park, Colorado, and was probably a bunkhouse. #colorado #ruins #history #photography
A serene landscape featuring a small pond surrounded by lush greenery and trees, with a mountainous backdrop under a partly cloudy sky.
One of many small lakes along the trail to Blue Lake in the mountains west of Ward, Colorado. #colorado #scenery #photography
An abandoned wooden mining structure in a mountainous area, surrounded by trees and rocky terrain.
This building, which is within sight of Keystone, Colorado, is interesting from any angle, mainly because of the rickety bridge. #colorado #ruins #history #photography
A leafy green plant is growing next to a rock, surrounded by lush green moss.
I found these plants in late August, growing in the mushy ground left behind after a snow bank in the high mountains northwest of Nederland, Colorado finally melted. #colorado #plants #photography
A white dog stands on a grassy hillside with rocky terrain, surrounded by fog and mountains in the background.
After many hours of scrambling over sharp rocks on the steep slopes of 12,304 foot Sawtooth Mountain, which is on the Continental Divide west of Boulder, Colorado, it was a relief to get back on soft grass. #kali #kuvasz #dogs #colorado #scenery #photography
Two dilapidated wooden cabins in a forested area with trees and mountains in the background.
It's interesting that both of these cabins above Georgetown, Colorado seem to have lost their roofs a long time ago, but are otherwise aging fairly slowly. #colorado #ruins #scenery #history #photography
A bear partially hidden in the bushes.
I have accidentally gotten within a few feet of several bears over the years, which is never a great time to take a picture, but this one was so busy eating berries in a remote valley northwest of Lyons, Colorado when I walked by, that it never saw me. #colorado #wildlife #photography
A bustling market scene with people walking among stalls selling clothes and goods under fabric canopies.
Islamabad, Pakistan
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An old, rusted ore bucket in front of a weathered red corrugated wall, with a small window and dry vegetation nearby.
A rusty ore bucket slowly deteriorates outside a rusty mine enclosure above Central City, Colorado. #colorado #ruins #history #artifacts #photography
Thanks! That's what I was trying for, but regular scenery shots still seem to get more attention than art.
A close-up view of cracked earth showing a mix of dry soil and rocks in varying colors, including blue and reddish hues.
The geology of the terrain in the Red Mountain Open Space north of Fort Collins, Colorado is comprised of many different textures and colors. #colorado #textures #photography
Two broken glass bottles, one purple and one green, lying on a bed of pine needles.
I almost never find glass bottles at mine sites, so I was thrilled to see them scattered all around a remote mine above Georgetown, Colorado, but even though the ground was fairly flat and soft, they were all broken. #colorado #history #artifacts #photography